Proof of Usefulness Report

Groundup.ai

Analysis completed on 2/9/2026

+425
Proof of Usefulness Score
Certified Problem Solver

Groundup.ai is a legitimate, verified Series A industrial AI company with over $6M in funding and major enterprise clients (Coca-Cola, Republic of Singapore Navy). However, the project submission itself is of extremely low quality, containing hallucinations (claiming 'most people have used my product') and vague data. The high score reflects the verified reality of the business—strong real-world utility, proprietary 'sound-first' AI-IoT technology, and proven B2B traction—despite the significant penalties applied for the submitter's lazy and inaccurate response quality.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+170.0
Audience Reach Impact+40.0
Technical Innovation+96.0
Evidence Of Traction+131.25
Market Timing Relevance+68.0
Functional Completeness+2.5
Subtotal+507.75
Usefulness Multiplierx0.84
Final Score+425

Project Details

Project URL
Description
Groundup.ai delivers AI-powered insights that prevent catastrophic failure, improve efficiency, and make your operations smarter without needing a data science team. Our clients include Manufacturing, Maritime, Logistics, Airports, Rails and Oil and Gas. We use a unique tri-combination AI-IoT approach, which leverages our 3-dimensional vibration-sound-temperature methodology to analyse the data collected to not only pick out anomalies but also accurately identify potential machine failures root causes with prescriptions. This helps clients to save substantial maintenance expenses without the need for a huge learning curve nor high-risk deployments on ground. Our solutions are 3X faster with the help of Groundup Asset Library™, our existing library of data resources and pre-trained data to catapult the speed of deployment so that clients can see a faster ROI. At heart, we see ourselves as a catalyst to help industrial companies transform into ‘Industry 5.0’ and beyond.

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Strong market validation with clear user adoption patterns
User Engagement
Documented reach suggests active user community
Technical Stack
Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

Recommendations to Increase Usefulness Score

Document User Growth

Provide specific metrics on user acquisition and retention rates

Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

Expand Evidence Base

Include testimonials, case studies, and third-party validation

Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline